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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Vern Lee |
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Storey of Bridge City, who passed away on April 14, 2013, at the age |
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of 84; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, Vern Storey |
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was born to George and Minnie Anderson Storey on March 5, 1929, in |
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Port Arthur; he married Betty Sue Wilson Langston, and the couple |
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enjoyed many devoted years of matrimony; their lives were enriched |
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by 6 children, Joe, Chad, Brad, Gary, Douglas, and Vicki, and their |
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family eventually grew to include 10 grandchildren and 7 |
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great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Storey was a locomotive engineer with Texaco for |
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35 years before his retirement; he previously answered his |
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country's call to duty and served valiantly in the United States Air |
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Force and Navy for 35 years; a man of strong faith, he was a valued |
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member of the First Baptist Church in Bridge City; and |
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WHEREAS, Those fortunate enough to have known Vern Storey |
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will always remember him with great admiration and affection; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Vern Lee Storey and |
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extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his wife, |
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Betty Sue Wilson Langston Storey; to his sons, Gary Storey, Sr., |
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Douglas Storey and his wife, Dawn, Chad Langston and his wife, Amy, |
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and Brad Langston; to his daughter, Vicki Nixon, and her husband, |
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Skipper; to his grandchildren, Joe Langston, Jr., Monica Biggs and |
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her husband, Mark, Jennifer, Allison, and Merri Anne Nixon, and |
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Laren, Christopher, Helen, Gary, and Stephanie Storey; to his |
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great-grandchildren; and to his other relatives and many friends; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Vern |
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Storey. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2167 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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